The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain 1649-1815
by Rodger, N.A.M
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- ISBN 10
- 0140288961
- ISBN 13
- 9780140288964
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SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 2nd.* Date of Publication: 2005* Publisher: Penguin with the National maritime Museum.* Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Very slight shelf wear to edges & corners. Minimal creases & very slight dish to spine. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No Annotations or Inscriptions, no visible faults. No tanning. Seems very lightly read. FINE* Illustrations: 3 x 8 pp blocks of B/w photos with a number of line drawn maps.* Pages: 583 pp. text. 324 pp. Appendices, References, Bibliography & Index at rear.* Product Description:- NAM Rodger's The Command of the Ocean, the second part of his naval history trilogy that began with The Safeguard of the Sea, describes Britain's rise to naval greatness during the period 1649-1815 when she finally gained sovereignty of the seas around the British Isles. It ably demonstrates the importance of naval history to the life of government and the nation; links naval history with political, social, economic, diplomatic, administrative, medical and religious history and charts the naval histories of Britain's enemies and neighbours including France, Holland, Spain, Denmark and the United States..* This is a NEAR FINE copy with minimal shelf wear and a lightly dished spine reducing it to VG+*
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- Title
- The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain 1649-1815
- Author
- Rodger, N.A.M
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - F/VG+/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0140288961
- ISBN 13
- 9780140288964
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London Uk 976
- This edition first published
- 2005
- Size
- 23.4 x 14.8 x 5.6 cm
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